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Spokane doc gets $600K and apology from state

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The case decimated his practice and personal life, he told The Spokesman-Review last week. "This was a good faith effort to protect the public, but there were oversights during the investigation," the state's official apology said. "We apologize for those oversights and

Correction: Egypt filmmaker story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

WASHINGTON (AP) - In several stories about Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who was identified as the key figure behind a film that sparked deadly protests in Libya and Egypt, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Nakoula pleaded no contest in 2010 to a federal bank fraud charge in California. He

Appeals court reverses ruling on campaign donors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that likely would have led to greater disclosure of who is paying for certain election ads. In March, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that the Federal Election

Mamtek CEO charged with theft, securities fraud

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press MOBERLY, Mo. (AP) - The CEO of a failed artificial sweetener company was charged Tuesday with theft and securities fraud in Missouri for allegedly using bond revenues to avoid foreclosure on his Beverly Hills, Calif., home and misleading financiers about the

Airlines 'Playing Chicken' With Passengers, Charging 'You-Get-To-Sit-With-Your-Kid' Fee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

NBCNEWS.COM - You know about airline change fees, baggage fees, premium seat fees and food fees. But how about a "you-get-to-sit-with-your-child" fee? John Parish is giving his 5-year-old daughter the birthday present every child dreams of: a trip to Disney World. But he's afraid American

NY judge allows anti-terror law enforcement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals judge has temporarily allowed enforcement of a law that permits the indefinite detention of people believed to have supported terrorists, despite a judge's claim that it could infringe on First Amendment rights. The 2nd U.S.

Cashmere School District Closed Because Of Poor Air Quality

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

CASDHMERE Wash. - All schools in the Cashmere School District will be closed once again Tuesday due to poor air quality. According to the Superintendent air quality tests from inside the schools show safe levels of carbon monoxide but district administrators are concerned about high particle

Recall news

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By The Associated Press The following recall has been announced: ___ CHILDREN'S WATER BOTTLES DETAILS: Children's Water Bottles imported by H&M Hennes & Mauritz of New York, N.Y.; sold exclusively at H&M stores with children's departments nationwide from July through

Philly pizza museum serves up slices, memorabilia

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By KATHY MATHESONAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - How much does Brian Dwyer love pizza? Let us count the ways: He holds the Guinness World Record for largest collection of pizza memorabilia; he has a caricature of himself, eating pizza, tattooed on his back with the phrase "Totally

RI officials explore seizing nightclub fire site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and House Speaker Gordon Fox said Tuesday they are looking into whether the state can seize by eminent domain the site of a 2003 nightclub fire where 100 people were killed so that a memorial can be built